英语(一)自学教程unit1

Unit 1 Foreign Language Learning

A FAMOUS QUOTE

A man who does not know a foreign language is ignorant of his own.

——Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

一个不懂得外语的人，也不会真正了解自己的母语。

——约翰·沃尔夫冈·冯·歌德

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe （1749-1832）, German poet, novelist, playwright, statesman and scientist. Goethe is one of the great figures in the history of German literature and best known for his two-part poetic drama Faust, which he started around the age of twenty-three and didn't finish till shortly before his death sixty years later.

约翰·沃尔夫冈·冯·歌德享年83岁，德国诗人、剧作家、政治家和科学家。他是德国历史上最伟大的人物之一。他的最著名的上下两部诗剧《浮士德》，从23岁开始创作直至他临终前完成，耗时近六十年。

Speaking Activity

Starting a Conversation

Sample Dialogue

Read the following conversation. Pay attention to how the speakers greet and introduce each other.

Steve: Hi. I don't think we've met. My name's Steve.

Jenny: Hi, Steve. Nice to meet you. My name's Juanita, but everybody calls me Jenny.

Steve: It's a pleasure to meet you, Jenny.

Jenny: Sorry, what was your name again?

Steve: Steve.

Jenny: So Steve, what do you do for a living?

Steve: I work at the public library. How about you?

Jenny: I'm a university student.

Steve: That's great. So, where do you study?

Jenny: Carnegie Mellon University. CMU is a global research university recognized for world-class

arts and technology programs. It's the best university in the world for my major.

Steve: Great for you! It was really nice meeting you.

Jenny: Yeah. It was a pleasure meeting you too.

注：卡内基·梅隆大学成立于1990年，位于美国宾州的匹兹堡，是一所研究型的私立大学，也是美国的重点

大学之一。

Guided Practice

Directions: Greet a person close to you and introduce yourselves to each other. Use your own information. You may use the following tips to help you.

Hi, my name's…

Nice to meet you.

What do you do for a living?

I'm a student at…What about you?

I work at…

It was a pleasure meeting you.

Text A

New Words

1、suggestion n. an idea or a plan you mention for somebody else to think about 建议，提议

例句：We welcome any comments and _________________ about these plans. （suggest, suggestions）我们欢迎任何关于这些计划的批评和建议。

[答疑编号506486010101]

【正确答案】suggestions

【答案解析】句意：我们欢迎任何关于这些计划的批评建议。and连接两个并列的成分，因此

空格处应填入与名词comments相同的名词形式。答案为suggestions。

2、step n. one of a series of things that you do in order to achieve something 步骤；措施

3、foundation n. a principle, an idea or a fact that something is based on and that it grows from 基础；根据

4、factor n. one of several things that cause or influence something 因素；要素

5、immerse v. to make（somebody/something） completely involved（in something）（使）深陷于，沉

浸在

例句：She was immersed in her work to try and forget her problems at home.